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Evaluation of the Basic Assessment of Severity of Illness in Children (BASIC) Scale

NCT01068574 · Status: UNKNOWN · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 2500

Last updated 2010-08-03

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to assess whether the BASIC Scale--a simple, non-invasive clinical triage protocol--predicts severe illness, hospitalization or death among children under age five presenting for acute care in a rural African health center.

Conditions

  • Acute Illness

Interventions

OTHER

BASIC Score (Observational)

The BASIC Score will be assessed by a study staff, but there are no interventions.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Partners in Health

    collaborator OTHER

  • Thrasher Research Fund

    collaborator OTHER

  • Ministry of Health, Rwanda

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • Brigham and Women's Hospital

    lead OTHER

Eligibility

Min Age
2 Months
Max Age
5 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-01-31
Primary Completion
2010-09-30
Completion
2010-09-30

Countries

  • Rwanda

Study Locations

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